I have had these beads finished for several weeks but didn’t want to show them on my blog until now. Why you ask? These 5 beads are gifts for our hostess and the gals I go with to Paducah, Kentucky to the AQS quilt show . Another reason is that one of my sister’s reads this blog and I wanted the beads to be a surprise. The tubular beads are made by stitching one bead at a time over a drinking straw. They each start with 12 beads in the first row and each row after. I use a variety of sizes and types of beads. The twisting look comes from off setting the color one bead on each row.
This other bead is made as a triangle with Delica beads size 11. One tip of the triangle is bent over and stitched to the main body of the triangle using a large bead as a spacer. My friend oohed and aahed over one I had like it last year so I made one to give to her.
It is a little strange talking about being in Paducah when in fact today, the day I am typing this blog post, is over a week before we leave….hope I am having fun!
Lynn
1 comment:
i love those beads! i am drooling over the lime green one!
good job! lucky receivers!
have fun in paducah- stay dry :)
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